Posted by Nolan Dalla on Dec 3, 2014 in Blog, Politics, Rants and Raves |
Let’s talk about things we should do — including things that are practical, but seemingly ridiculous. In other words, let’s discuss some crazy ideas that actually make perfect sense, but which are unlikely ever to be taken seriously let alone adopted by mainstream society.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Dec 1, 2014 in Blog, Rants and Raves, Travel |
Following a jam-packed five-hour flight over the long Thanksgiving weekend, a typical flight-during-the-holidays hell that was delayed more than four hours, this photo shows the display of horror I saw upon my arrival at Fort Lauderdale International Airport. You’re looking at an empty service counter at 1:15 am. Poof! Where is everybody?
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Nov 29, 2014 in Blog, Movie Reviews |
Stephen Hawking is the shocking incongruity of a scintillating mind cradled within a helpless body.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Nov 28, 2014 in Blog, General Poker, Politics, Sports Betting |
In her utterly embarrassing and thoroughly discredited appearance on Mike Huckabee’s FOX News program earlier this week, former Sen. Blanche Lincoln made our task way too easy. The former senator from Arkansas made so many inaccurate statements and committed such a multitude of factual blunders that conspiracy theorists might reasonably suspect she’s actually a plant working for the other side. She was that bad.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Nov 28, 2014 in Blog, Rants and Raves |
Black Friday is the most grotesque holiday ever invented by humankind. It’s a collective manifestation of hysterical mobs and mass greed, a corporatist conspiracy designed to cattle prod America into a chaotic buying frenzy. It’s an outlandish propaganda campaign intended to cage even greater numbers of Americans deeper into debt. It’s the unscrupulous grand design of the evil axis that exists between banks, retailers, and advertisers to guarantee that the working class stays in hock up to their fucking eyeballs.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Nov 27, 2014 in Blog, Personal |
Here’s a list of the hot topics most likely to come at Thanksgiving Dinner this year, along with my recommendations on what to say versus what not to say.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Nov 26, 2014 in Blog, Las Vegas, Travel |
Just in time for the holiday travel season, here’s my list of America’s best and worst major airports.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Nov 25, 2014 in Blog, Politics |
“The safest road to hell is the gradual one-the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts….”
— C.S. Lewis (The Screwtape Letters)
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Nov 24, 2014 in Blog, Personal, Rants and Raves |
I’m busy.
I don’t have time for small talk.
When you approach me, get straight to the point and wrap it up within a reasonable amount of time. Is that too much to ask?
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Nov 24, 2014 in Blog, Movie Reviews |
What’s the biggest difference between being merely good versus great?
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